Non Fiction Books That Most StartUp CEOs Read

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Statistics show that most CEOs and executives read more than 60 non fiction books a year. Billionaire Warren Buffet, when he began his stock investing career read over 600 pages of material per day.

“Do you know how many books the average person reads per year?” Jim Kwik, brain fitness expert, and speed-reading coach said in an interview Inc. Magazine. “Literally two or three, for the entire year. And yet, the average CEO is reading four or five books per month. That’s a drastic difference.”

My friends and I read, watch, and listen to a lot of non fiction content as well. I created this page to remind my older self not only what I’ve read, but what concepts I have EXECUTED from my studies.

To help me go through more than five books a week. I subscribe to a service called Blinkist. Their platform provides you with key insights from bestselling non fiction books, transformed into powerful packs you can read or listen to in just 15 minutes.

Below is a list of non fiction books I’ve gone through using Blinkist.

2017 Blinkist Non Fiction Books (premium subscription started on Thanksgiving Day 2017)

November

Blockchain Revolution – Don Tapscott & Anthony Williams
The Sales Bible – Jeffrey Gitomer
Gary Vaynerchuck – Jab, Jab, Jab Right Hook
Seth Godin – Permission Marketing

December

Buyer Personas – Adele Revella
Radical Candor – Kim Scott
15 Secrets Successful People Know About Time Management
The Leader’s Guide to Radical Management – Stephen Denning
How Emotions Are Made – Lisa Feldman Barrett
The 5 Second Rule – Mel Robbins

January 2018

Your Brain at Work – David Rock
Lead with a Story – Paul Smith
18 Minutes – Peter Bregman
59 Seconds – Richard Wiseman
Are you Fully Charged? – Tom Rath

February

Charlie Munger – Tren Griffen
Einstein – Walter Isaacson
The Sleep Solution – W. Chris Winter, M.D.
Beat Sugar Addiction Now! – Jacob Teitelbaum
The Ultimate Introduction to NLP – Dr. Richard Bandler
The Yes Book – Clive Rich

March

Works Well With Other – Ross McCammon
Wired for Story – Lisa Cron
Weapons of Math Destruction – Cathy O’Neil

April

The Economic Singularity – Calum Chace
Unshakeable – Tony Robbins
Stretch – Karie Willyerd
The Power of Broke – Daymond John
The 10X Rule – Grant Cardone

May

Executive Presence – Sylvia Ann Hewlett
The Lesson of History – Will Durant
Common Sense – Thomas Pain

June

The Republic – Plato
The Power of Myth – Joseph Campbell
Growth Hacker Marketing – Ryan Holiday

July

The Art of Seduction – Robert Greene
Extreme Productivity – Robert Pozen

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